Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  3rd quarter 2010
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 2nd quarter 2010 3rd quarter 2009
Wholesales of electricity 30.9     -12.6 14.1 35.3 27.1
Fixed-price contracts, full time 19.1 16.0 19.9 -2.4 -1.1 19.6 19.4
Fixed-price contracts, free time 33.3 31.9 36.0 3.8 20.7 32.1 27.6
Contracts not entered in the market 13.0 9.0 37.5 18.6 24.4 10.9 10.4
Spot price and regulation electricity 33.4 26.2 37.0 -13.5 20.0 38.6 27.9
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 27.5 21.5 32.3 -19.5 -1.3 34.1 27.8
               
Electricity access 29.5     -19.1 22.9 36.4 24.0
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 25.4 4.4 30.9 4.7 10.8 24.3 22.9
Contracts not entered in the market 27.6 10.3 40.0 45.6 44.1 18.9 19.1
Spot price and regulation electricity 31.4 29.0 55.9 -19.4 9.8 38.9 28.6
Average unit cost of electricity production 24.7 8.0 37.0 -30.3 18.2 35.4 20.9
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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